Detention and deportation (Forced Migration Review 44)

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Asylum seekers and refugees – men, women and even children – are increasingly detained and interned around the world, as are numbers of other migrants. Sometimes detained indefinitely and often in appalling conditions, they may suffer not only deprivation of their liberty but other abuses of their h…

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    FMR 44 Freedom of movement of Afghan refugees in Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 9:46


    Although legally justifiable, increasing restrictions on movement and work for refugees in Iran have detrimental effects for the refugees.

    FMR 44 Insights from the refugee response in Cameroon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 5:52


    The integration of Central African refugees into existing Cameroonian communities has had far-reaching development impacts on the region and the state as a whole.

    FMR 44 UNHCR in Uganda: better than its reputation suggests

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 11:28


    Mistrust and fear abound among Rwandan refugees in Uganda. The dearth of information available about cessation urgently needs to be addressed by UNHCR.

    FMR 44 Post-deportation monitoring: why, how and by whom?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 15:10


    The monitoring of refused asylum seekers post-deportation is critical to effective protection.

    FMR 44 Deportation of South Sudanese from Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 8:09


    Israel's aggressive campaign of arrest and deportation of South Sudanese asylum seekers contravenes the principle of non-refoulement and international standards for voluntary, dignified return.

    FMR 44 Assisted voluntary return schemes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 3:13


    While AVR is clearly preferable to deportation, NGOs and academics alike have criticised these schemes for being misleadingly labelled and lacking genuine voluntariness.

    FMR 44 Shortcomings in assistance for deported Afghan youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 3:54


    Programmes to assist deported Afghan youth to reintegrate on their return are failing miserably. There needs to be much greater awareness of what it is like for them when they return, and of good practice in implementing such programmes.

    FMR 44 No longer a child: from the UK to Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 8:41


    Young Afghans forced to return to Kabul having spent formative years in the UK encounter particular risks and lack any tailored support on their return.

    FMR 44 State reluctance to use alternatives to detention

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 8:35


    States continue to show a marked reluctance to implement alternatives to immigration detention. The reason for this may well be because such alternatives ignore the disciplinary function of detention by which states coerce people into cooperation.

    FMR 44 Questions over alternatives to detention programmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 3:41


    Alternative to detention programmes may be less restrictive and less expensive than formal detention but they may still have drawbacks. The provision of competent legal advice appears to be key to low rates of absconding.

    FMR 44 Flawed assessment process leads to under-use of alternatives in Sweden

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 5:31


    Sweden is often held up as following 'best practice' in legislation with regard to detention and alternatives to detention but research by the Swedish Red Cross highlights a number of flaws.

    FMR 44 Community detention in Australia: a more humane way forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 12:42


    A group of Australian advocates lobbied successfully for the implementation of community detention as a viable, humane alternative, giving asylum seekers an opportunity to engage in a more meaningful existence.

    FMR 44 Alternatives to detention: open family units in Belgium

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 12:33


    Preliminary outcomes of an alternative to detention programme in Belgium, based on case management and individual 'coaches' for families, are positive and merit consideration by other countries.

    FMR 44 New models for alternatives to detention in the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 9:04


    While there is growing recognition of the value of community-based alternatives to detention in the US, shortfalls in funding and political will are hindering implementation of improved services and best practice.

    FMR 44 Alternatives to detention in the UK: from enforcement to engagement?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 15:54


    The UK detains migrants on a large scale, and has had limited success in developing alternatives. The British experience highlights the need for a cultural shift towards engagement with migrants in place of reliance on enforcement.

    FMR 44 Predisposed to cooperate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 7:06


    Recent research in Toronto and Geneva indicates that asylum seekers and refugees are predisposed to be cooperative with the refugee status determination (RSD) system and other immigration procedures.

    FMR 44 Thinking outside the fence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 5:07


    The way in which we think about detention can shape our ability to consider the alternatives. What is needed is a shift in thinking away from place-based control and towards risk assessment, management and targeted enforcement.

    FMR 44 Immigration detention: looking at the alternatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 11:40


    Endangering the health and well-being of people by detaining them is unnecessary; governments can instead use community-based alternatives that are more dignified for migrants and more cost-effective for states.

    FMR 44 Do higher standards of detention promote well-being?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 4:05


    Sweden is generally considered to have high standards of immigrant detention. Irrespective of the high standards life in detention still poses a huge threat to the health and wellbeing of detained irregular migrants.

    FMR 44 Women: the invisible detainees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 9:41


    Research by the Women's Refugee Commission into immigration detention of women in the US explores why and how differences in treatment between men and women in detention matter.

    FMR 44 A last resort in cases of wrongful detention and deportation in Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 5:07


    Where this is no viable forum to address human rights violations by African states, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights will consider such violations.

    FMR 44 Detention in Kenya: risks for refugees and asylum seekers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 9:22


    Refugees and asylum seekers detained in Kenya risk multiple convictions and protracted detention due to poor coordination between immigration officials, police and prison officers.

    FMR 44 Detention of women: principles of equality and non-discrimination

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 5:27


    International principles of equality and non-discrimination must be applied to the UK's immigration detention system, which at present fails to meet even the minimum standards which apply in prisons.

    FMR 44 Security rhetoric and detention in South Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 10:16


    The South Africa example is instructive in demonstrating both the limits and the dangers of the increasing reliance on detention as a migration management tool.

    FMR 44 New European standards

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 4:00


    On 29 June 2013 the amended 'Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)' became law.

    FMR 44 Threats to liberty in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 6:01


    Those seeking asylum in Germany face fast-track assessments, risk of immediate detention and deportation, and lengthy stays in 'communal shelters' scattered throughout Germany.

    FMR 44 Closed detention in the Czech Republic: on what grounds?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 4:35


    Despite relatively good conditions in the Czech Republic's closed detention facilities, serious questions should be asked about the justification for detention.

    FMR 44 My story: indefinite detention in the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 3:52


    When I fled civil war to come to the UK, I thought that I would be free but instead of helping me, the UK detained me for three years.

    FMR 44 A return to the Pacific Solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 13:58


    Over the last 50 years, Australian governments have introduced a range of measures that seek to deter asylum seekers. Current practice sees asylum seekers once again detained in offshore detention in neighbouring countries.

    FMR 44 Be careful what you wish for

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 11:52


    Can the promotion of liberal norms have an unintended and damaging impact on how states confront the challenges of irregular immigration?

    FMR 44 Detention monitoring newly established in Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 9:02


    Recently established monitoring committees in Japan are opening new channels of communication and opportunities for improvements in detention facilities.

    FMR 44 No change: foreigner internment centres in Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 8:28


    Draft regulations for the running of Spain's Foreigner Internment Centres fall far short of the hopes and demands of those campaigning for better guarantees of the rights of detainees.

    FMR 44 Captured childhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 4:32


    States should develop alternatives to immigration detention to ensure that children are free to live in a community-based setting throughout the resolution of their immigration status.

    FMR 44 The impact of immigration detention on children

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 16:13


    States often detain children without adequate attention to international law and in conditions that can be inhumane and damaging. Asylum-seeking and refugee children must have their rights protected.

    FMR 44 Health at risk in immigration detention facilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 8:49


    Since 2004 Médecins Sans Frontières has provided medical and psychosocial support for asylum seekers and migrants held in different immigration detention facilities across Europe.

    FMR 44 Voices from inside Australia's detention centres

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2013 6:05


    At the heart of the asylum debate in Australia there is little sense of the individual in question. People who had previously been asylum seekers in immigration detention express in their own words the impact that detention had on them.

    FMR 44 Establishing arbitrariness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2013 4:23


    There is no understanding of what the term "arbitrary" entails; understanding it requires awareness of the different factors affecting how individual deprivations of liberty are examined and understood.

    FMR 44 Psychological harm and the case for alternatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2013 5:17


    Studies in countries around the world have consistently found high levels of psychiatric symptoms among imprisoned asylum seekers, both adults and children.

    FMR 44 Detention under scrutiny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2013 13:27


    UNHCR's new detention guidelines challenge governments to rethink their detention policies and to consider alternatives to detention in every case.

    FMR 44 From the editors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2013 3:33


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